Predictors of acute kidney injury after percutaneous nephrolithotomy in adult patients: prospective observational study.

Purpose: To assess the frequency and the predictive factors of Acute Kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

Methods: A prospective observational work. Demographic, preoperative laboratory data, stone characteristics, and intraoperative and postoperative data were gathered.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Respiratory failure after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy results in poor outcomes. Limited treatment strategies are available to manage this severe complication. One possibility is extracorporeal support.

Stab wound of the heart with unusual sequelae.

A 31-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with a stab wound to the heart. She was initially stable but rapidly developed hypotension. While the operating room and staff were in preparation, she underwent pericardiocentesis.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Young Adult with RV Aneurysm: Report of a Rare Finding and Review of the Literature.

We report a case of a 22-year-old patient with a severe form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy involving both ventricles, for which he underwent surgical treatment. Echocardiogram and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of an aneurysm in the inferior-anterior portion of the right ventricle.